Fourth Lateran Council
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Catholic Church, Catholics, Popes, Papacy, Cardinals
- Curriculum: Italian History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
- Geographical Location: Rome
- Date: November 11-30, 1215
Article abstract: The Fourth Lateran Council lays the cornerstone for medieval Christian devotion and reflects the authority of the papacy throughout Europe.
Summary of Event
Innocent III’s reign is known as the “high noon of the papacy.” He once likened the papacy to the sun and lessened the state to the satellite position of the moon. These concepts seemed to filter through the air at the Fourth Lateran Council, in which Innocent III made his expectations known despite opposition from laity and clergy alike.
Innocent III fit the mold of...
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